2006 Scion Xb

OUT OF NO WHERE; NO TREES, NO TRUCKS IN FRONT OF ME OR ANY OTHER VEHICLES, ON A CLEAR DAY, MY WINDSHIELD MADE A LOUD POP NOISE AND IT CRACKED FROM THE TOP PASSENGER SIDE EDGE TO THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD. IT SLOWLY CREEPED ACROSS TO THE MID-LINE OF VISIBILITY ON THE DRIVER SIDE OVER THE NEXT 24 HRS. -- I WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL! *JS

HAD VEHICLE FOR A YEAR WHEN MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR THE FIRST TIME. A YEAR LATER ANOTHER CRACK APPEARED. I DID RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS LIKE THIS MODEL IN PARTICULAR HAD WINDSHIELD PROBLEMS AND CONTINUOUSLY CRACKED EASILY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS IT AFFECTS VISIBILITY TREMENDOUSLY AND CONTINUES TO BE AN ONGOING OCCURRENCE. AS MOST WARRANTY HAVE EXPIRED BY NOW, A RECALL ON THESE WINDSHIELD SHOULD BE IN PROCESSED. *TR

PROBLEM #1: FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED. I REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD AND IT CRACKED AGAIN ON THE REPLACEMENT. A SMALL PEBBLE HIT THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THAT CAUSED IT TO CRACK. PROBLEM #2: REAR HATCH HANDLE BROKE WHEN IT WAS USED. I OPENED THE REAR HATCH HANDLE AND THE PLASTIC PIECE BROKE OFF IN THE PROCESS ALMOST INJURING MY HAND. I CONTACTED SCION ABOUT THE SITUATION THEY THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF. THEY REQUIRED ME TO RECEIVE AN ASSESSMENT FROM THE DEALER. I DROVE TO MY NEAREST DEALER AND THEY DID NOT REQUIRE AN ASSESSMENT BECAUSE THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS ALREADY KNOWN. I CONTACTED SCION AGAIN AND THEY GET BACK TO ME FOR A SOLUTION. THE SOLUTION WAS FOR ME TO REPLACE THE REAR HANDLE WITH A HIGH PRICE AMOUNT. THE REAR HANDLE EXPENSIVE SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF ON SCION'S END, ESPECIALLY WHEN A NEAR INJURY COULD HAVE TAKE PLACE. I RECEIVED CASE NUMBER FOR MY RECORDS. *TR

FRONT WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED AN 'L' SHAPED CRACK FROM THE TOP CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD BEHIND THE REARVIEW MIRROR EXTENDING TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT SOMETHING HIT IT ON MY WAY HOME AND FOR SOME REASON I DIDN'T NOTICE... WHEN I INSPECTED IT, THERE WAS NO SIGN OF ANYTHING HITTING IT, NO DING NO ANYTHING, IT SEEMED TO JUST APPEAR OVERNIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT I HAD GONE OVER THE 36000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY BY A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES. I LOVE MY CAR, BUT THE MORE I READ THE MORE DISCOURAGED I GET. IT SEEMS IF I PAY TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD, IT WILL ONLY BREAK AGAIN. IF I DON'T HAVE IT REPLACED, I COULD BE DECAPITATED OR CRUSHED IN AN ACCIDENT. FOR ONLY HAVING 36700 MILES THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED UNPROVOKED. *TR

MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY OVER NIGHT. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I WENT OUTSIDE TO WASH THE CAR I NOTICED THERE WAS A VERY LARGE 'L' SHAPED CRACK RUNNING THE LENGTH OF APPROX. 3' FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD DOWN, THEN CURVING AND RUNNING FOR ANOTHER 17' TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS LARGE OF A CRACK HAPPENED OVERNIGHT!! THE CRACK HAS SEEMINGLY APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE AS THERE IS NO OTHER DAMAGE THAT THE CRACK WOULD HAVE ORIGINATED FROM; IT APPEARS TO BEGIN UNDER THE TRIM OF THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE DONE QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY MANY OTHER SCION XB OWNERS. THIS WOULD LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE WINDSHIELDS TOYOTA INSTALLED IN THE XB MODEL ARE DEFECTIVE. AGAIN, MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT AND I LIVE IN A VERY QUIET RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. *TR

MY 2006 SCION XB HAS A CRACK ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, STARTING FROM THE CENTER TOP EXTENDING STRAIGHT DOWNWARD APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES AND THEN PROCEEDS TO CRACK IN THE DIRECTION TOWARDS THE DRIVERS SIDE WHICH AGAIN EXTENDS ANOTHER 6 INCHES. THE CRACK HAS NO VISIBLE POINT OF IMPACT FROM A ROCK OR FOREIGN OBJECT AND ORIGINATES FROM ON TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD BEHIND THE TRIM. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND SEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND MANY OTHER SCION XB CONSUMERS WHO SHARE THE SAME EXACT CRACK SIMILAR TO MINE. IT IS CLEARLY DUE TO THE TOYOTA OEM WINDSHIELD BEING DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO CRACK ON ITS OWN. THE SCION XB WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT IN RESIDENTIAL WHEN FIRST NOTICED. *TR

CAME OUT TO THE CAR THIS MORNING TO FIND A " L " SHAPED CRACK STARTING FROM THE TOP MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD DOWN ABOUT 8 INCHES, AND TAKING A 90 DEGREE TURN TWORDS THE DRIVER SIDE FOR ANOTHER 12 INCHES. UPON INSPECTION THE CRACK HAS NO IMPACT POINT AND LOOKS TO HAVE STARTED FROM BEHIND THE WEATHER STRIPPING. CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY REFUSE TO BELIEVE THERE IS A COMMON PROBLEM. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH OF 'SCION XB WINDSHIELD' TURNS UP THOUSANDS OF RESULTS AND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. REPAIR ESTIMATE; 680$. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2006 SCION XB CRACKED (FULL LENGTH OF THE WINDSHIELD) WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF IMPACT. CURIOUS WHY IT WOULD CRACK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT NUMEROUS OTHERS SCION XB OWNERS WERE REPORTING AN IDENTICAL SITUATION. *TR

CRACKWINDSHIELD: I HAVE(MY INSURANCE COMPANY) HAS REPLACED 3 WINDSHIELDS IN MY 2006 SCION XB AND I CURRENTLY HAVE A (L) SHAPE CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD, WHICH STARTS AT HE TOP OF MY REAR-VIEW MIRROR. IF I DECIDE TO REPLACE THIS WINDSHIELD THIS WILL BE NUMBER 4. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHEN-EVER I BRING MY CAR IN FOR MAINTENANCE AND I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE WINDSHIELD IS THICKER THAN MOST DUE TO THE SHAPE OF THE GLASS! HAH! THIS IS SERIOUSLY A PROBLEM. IF I CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY THEY REPLACE THE GLASS, IF I WANT TO CONSIDER A NEW INSURANCE COMPANY THEY CONSIDER THIS A CLAIM AGAINST MY POLICY AND THIS MAKES MY INSURANCE COVERAGE HIGHER WITH OTHER INSURANCE COMPANIES, WHICH OF COURSE LIMITS MY OPTIONS! THIS WINDSHIELD SITUATION IS COSTLY AND DANGEROUS! *TR